臥がす

suru verb (precursor), intransitive verb

to lie down (in bed); to take to one's bed

Archaic intransitive verb, precursor to modern 臥する (がする). Used in classical Japanese to mean lying down, especially due to illness.

See also: 臥する

• 病やまいに臥がす。

  To lie down with illness.

• 古こ典てんでは「病やまいに臥がす」のように使つかわれた。

  In classical texts, it was used like '病に臥す' (to be bedridden with illness).